Episode number 40 is Star Trek:Deep Space Nine , this is the 3rd Star Trek show.

DS9 centers on the formerly Cardassian space station Terok Nor. After the Bajorans have liberated themselves from the long and brutal Cardassian Occupation, the United Federation of Planets is invited by the Bajoran Provisional Government to administer joint control of the station

This week we look at Star Trek The Next Generation and the first episode encounter at farpoint.

premiered in syndication on September 28, 1987.

The Crew are placed on trial by the all powerful Q to find out if humanity is a dangersly savage race that the Q need to build a wall to keep us out ( and make the federation pay for it ).

The second Star Trek Pilot but this one stars William Shater has Captain James T Kirk.

So we bold go where many have gone before , this is also our 2nd of five Trek podcasts.